McConnell won big by blocking Obama  —  Drumroll, please....  The winner of my 2016 award for the top member of Congress is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  —  (R-Ky.).  —  Yes, you read that right.  —  A Democrat feels compelled to honor McConnell.  —  Let me explain.

Donald Trump meets with Al Gore on climate change  — Republicans are critical of the scientific consensus that human activities are exacerbating global climate change  —  Washington (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump met on Monday with Al Gore — one of the most vocal advocates of fighting climate change.

Ivanka Trump to meet with Al Gore  —  Ivanka Trump is meeting Monday with climate change activist and former vice president Al Gore  —  The President-elect's daughter, who reportedly wants to make global warming one of her signature issues, will meet with Gore at Trump Tower in Manhattan …

Cooper extends lead over McCrory in recount … DURHAM, N.C. - Democratic challenger Roy Cooper's lead over incumbent Governor Pat McCrory has grown, according to partial recount results released by the Durham County Board of Elections.  —  After recounting 52,833 ballots …

Trump's Agents of Idiocracy  —  Last week when Donald Trump began his so-called Thank You Tour in Cincinnati, he had yet another opportunity to be magnanimous and conciliatory, to step beyond the division and acrimony of his campaign and into the unity and healing necessary to be president of a strained nation.

Incoming national security adviser's son, who peddles conspiracies, has a government transition email  —  (CNN)The son of incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn, who Sunday night peddled a false conspiracy theory about a DC pizzeria, has an official government transition email address.